Friday, 16 June 2017

Man Utd confident of completing deal for Morata

The Red Devils are on the verge of agreeing a transfer fee with the European champions for the transfer of the Spanish striker

Manchester United are on the verge of agreeing a deal to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata,
The club have had an agreement in principal in place with the player
and his representatives for some time, but talks between the clubs have
dragged on with the two parties having begun negotiations over a
transfer fee some distance apart.'Ronaldo hunger feeds Madrid'
However, United are now confident of finalising a deal with Madrid in
the coming days, with the clubs agreeing to compromise on their
valuations of Morata in order for a deal to be pushed through. This
comes after the player’s agent, Juanma Lopez, was locked in talks with
the Blancos on Wednesday in order to negotiate his client’s exit.
But even if the clubs come to a resolution before the weekend, the
24-year-old is not likely to complete his Old Trafford medical until
next week since he is due to be married to fiancée Alice Campello in
Venice on Saturday.
United manager Jose Mourinho has made Morata his number one attacking
target in recent weeks following Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s ACL injury and
the subsequent decision by Antoine Griezmann not to leave Atletico
Madrid after FIFA upheld a transfer ban on the Spanish club.
Morata has scored 31 goals in a total of 95 games for Real Madrid,
including two goals in 18 appearances during Mourinho’s reign at the
Santiago Bernabeu at a time when he was still playing predominantly for
the club’s Castilla team in the Spanish second division.
He went on to spend two seasons on loan with Juventus between 2014 and 2016, reaching the Champions League final with the Bianconeri in 2015 thanks in large part to goals he scored in both legs of the semi-final against his parent club.

Morata would be United’s second new signing this summer following the
addition of Swedish defender Victor Lindelof from Benfica for a fee
which could rise to £40 million.